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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
all
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
became
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
better
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
breath
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
bright
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
called
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
came
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
changed
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
day
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
down
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
drudgeries
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
end
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
expensive
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
eyes
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
face
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
fancy
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
Fanny
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
fever
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
fifty
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
flushed
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
friend
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
grew
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
habit
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
hard
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
hates
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
instead
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
known
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
looking
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
Martha
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
Marty
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
melted
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
more
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
mother
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
much
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
near
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
Now
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
old
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
other
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
out
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
pillow
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
pitiful
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
realised
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
reminded
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
resistance
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
saw
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
sending
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
smaller
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
stairs
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
struggling
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
sullen
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
there
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
things
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
Tilda
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
times
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
tumbled
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From this reading And all my habit of sullen resistance to my mother melted when I saw her struggling for breath on her tumbled pillow and realised that she might be near the end of all her hates and drudgeries.
unapproachable
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
up
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
varicose
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
veins
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From this reading Matilda for all her varicose veins was up and down stairs fifty times a day; and there was much sending out for expensive things, the more expensive the better, that Matilda thought my mother might 'fancy.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
white
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From this reading "Now when the fever came upon her she changed suddenly from something white and hard and unapproachable to something flushed and pitiful.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
woman
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
young
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From this reading Matilda Good became again the old friend who had known her since she was a young woman, and they called each other 'Tilda' and 'Marty' instead of Matilda and Martha.
younger
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From this reading Her face grew smaller and younger looking, her eyes bright, and something came into them that reminded me of Fanny when Fanny was distressed.
